Hitchcock

Hitchcock can be considered an important director and many film makers openly admit
they were influenced by his films and style

So lets see what links we can make to other films and directors
You can add in stuff and make comment
One basic article is here and another at the same site this one as well
Here is one link to the director Francois Truffaut who paid homage to the influence of Hitchcock
Also reference to a text that examines this idea of the importance of Hitchcock to modern cinema
Also here is an extensive site on Hitchcock,discussing his influence in this last chapter